Charles Ray
Third Installation
December 2021—May 2023
In Room 8 of the Pavilions, Glenstone presented the third in a series of rotating exhibitions by Charles Ray (b. 1953). Organized in close collaboration with the artist, the selections spanned the entirety of the artist’s career to date, including early works conceived in the 1970s and a sculpture completed in 2020. This exhibition included abstract and figurative work exploring themes of balance, precarity, and self-portraiture across disparate media—from concrete and steel to handmade paper and aluminum.
Exhibition Preview
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Charles Ray
Return to the one, 2020
Ray 2020Return to the one, 2020
handmade paper
59 ½ x 63 x 55 ½ inches (151 x 160 x 141 cm)
© Charles Ray, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Photo: Ron Amstutz
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Charles Ray
32 x 33 x 35 = 34 x 33 x 35, 1989
Ray 198932 x 33 x 35 = 34 x 33 x 35, 1989
aluminum
32 x 33 x 35 inches (81 x 84 x 89 cm) exterior
34 x 33 x 35 inches (86 x 84 x 89 cm) interior
© Charles Ray, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Photo: Ron Amstutz
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Charles Ray
Untitled, 1971
Ray 1971Untitled, 1971
steel and concrete
34 x 189 x 13 inches (86 x 480 x 33 cm)
© Charles Ray, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Photo: Ron Amstutz
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Publications
Charles Ray: Volume III (2023)
Edited by Emily Wei Rales, Nora Severson Cafritz, Yuri Stone. Introduction by Emily Wei Rales. Text by Anna Lovatt, Charles Ray.
The diverse sculptural practice of American sculptor Charles Ray (born 1953) has long challenged perceptions of scale, material and subject matter, necessitating multiple viewings over time. Charles Ray: Volume III is part of an ongoing series of publications commemorating rotating exhibitions of the artist’s work at Glenstone Museum, the third of which opened in the winter of 2021. Organized in close collaboration with the artist, the selections showcase Ray’s practice from early in his career to the present day, with four works ranging in material from concrete and steel to handmade paper used to realize a recent self-portrait, Return to the one (2020). This catalog includes documentation of the exhibition at Glenstone, an original essay by the artist, a contribution from art historian Anna Lovatt and an introduction by Emily Rales, cofounder and director of Glenstone Museum.
Publisher: Glenstone Museum
ISBN: 9780999802984
Publication Date: 2023
$35.00
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